U.S. Soccer, MLS, NASL pay tribute to Johan Cruyff

World soccer legend Johan Cruyff passed Thursday at the age of 68 away after a battle with cancer.

There has been an outpouring of grief from across the soccer world mourning the loss of the former Ajax and Barcelona great.

Those tributes on social media can also be found on this side of the globe as US Soccer, the NASL, MLS and its players took to twitter to voice their sadness of Cruyff's passing. The Dutch legend played a couple of seasons in the NASL, with the Los Angeles Aztecs and Washington Diplomats between 1979-81 and a few exhibition games with the New York Cosmos.

Here are just some of the tributes you can find on twitter.